Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for November 03, 2009

Because you demanded it, the Naperville Motor Company is proud to introduce the all-new 2010 PIG ON WHEELS:

http://kraptastrophe.blogspot.com/

Ask about our law-enforcement discount and 0% APR financing!

YES, the Pig on Wheels!!!!!

I thought sure that the last panel would contain the word ‘where’…..

Don’t forget “when” and “how!”

Fee Fi’s lookin’ kinda like the Iron Giant or Ultraman or something.

“Here! Kitty Kitty”

In the first panel, it looks like Fee Fi is giving Mr Pops a wet willie with his thumb.

Fee Fi ..My Hero ! Fee are you any good with delinquent mortgages ?

Fe fi fo fum This strip is really dumb Be it the writing Or be it the art It has the stench of a juicy… Three more panels we see today Three that does our trust betray Malformed hands, a broken pinky The art today is particularly stinky The dialog gives us a great big pain Seems all our hopes were in vain The pig on wheels is truly a sight It gives evil clowns an awful fright It has a shake and has a shimmy That’s cause it’s sporting a Hemi Meanwhile back a the scene of the action Mr. Pops is a little slow with his reaction Caught in the clutches of the giants iron grip He had a feeling he was going to Such a sad ending to his evil career He had the misfortune to have to appear Here in this disaster of which it is said Would be better for all if it were dead

This is starting to remind me of that James Bond movie ‘Octopussy’, when James Bond is dressed like a clown and he uses a circus troupe to defeat the international terrorists, making the once lauded double-oh 7 look like an utter twat in clown makeup while the acrobats and elephants do all the work.

I wonder if Ian Flemming’s estate could sue Locher for copywright infringement here

Oh boy! My friend Kamio just shared with me the following link, which is NSFW (not safe for work), due to the constant swearing:

http://screwattack.com/AVGN/2008/DickTracy

Notice how every one of this guy’s complaints about Dick Tracy the video-game perfectly mirror all of your complaints about Dick Tracy the comic strip! From the inane premise to the shoddy police work to the endless, excruciating monotony, to the bizarre artwork, complete with characters whose appearances mysteriously change from one moment to the next, to the continuity errors, it’s all there!

The game was officially based on the Warren Beatty movie, but it sure seems to me like it really brings the current comic strip to life.

If a tepid, frustrating, endless living death can be thought of as life, that is.

It almost makes you wanna check and see if Locher and Brozman were the lead programmers!

Does Fee Fi stop bullets too?

^ No.

The artwork is so poor. Does anyone look at this stuff before it’s published?

As usual, the artwork is piss-poor, and it’s not intellectual, but today we get to see a circus giant lift a clown into the air by his neckless neck (?) and hold him up in what is clearly preparation for a professional wrestling move. If Pops gets a backbreaker performed on him before he’s thrown into the tiger cage to be eaten, some of Locher’s sins must be forgiven.

Of course, I’m sure he can screw even this up.

Flight Suit said, “Because you demanded it, the Naperville Motor Company is proud to introduce the all-new 2010 PIG ON WHEELS”

Yea!

I guess Mr. Pops emptied his gun. If he hasn’t, he might save a few shots for when he lands.

Hulk Smash!

Hey, Fee Fi, can u help me deal with annoying troll of a neighbour I have?

Elxia, any similarity between the movie ‘octopussy’ and the Ian Fleming short story is purely coincidental

Who wants to bet we will be treated to another whole week of this stinker? Odds are we will still be seeing Mr. Pops and crew next week at this time.

What say, NotNorman?

Fee Fi Fo Fum Looks like the giant Forgot about the gun.

ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz………….

Looking back, I think they’re going to regret installing that escalator to the top of the tiger cage…

idarke said, “Looking back, I think they’re going to regret installing that escalator to the top of the tiger cage…”

I wondered how everyone was getting up there!

Why is everybody focused on Pops when Barb Ells is the murderer still wandering about with a gun?? Locher has cleverly shifted everyone’s focus away from the real culprit.

Thank you, VistaBill!

Pig on Wheels may not be legal in states which prohibit the operation of cannons on public roads.

The clown would have been shot when he pulled out his gun. The cops would have opened fire. He would qualify as an elevator counter weight. The story would have ended there. But we are in the Locher Zone. So the complete lack of reality or logic drags on.

Flight Suit said, “Thank you, VistaBill!”

You’re welcome, FlightSuit.

“Pig on Wheels may not be legal in states which prohibit the operation of cannons on public roads.”

Darn! That would spoil the fun!

Mattie’s impressing the heck outta me. I can’t stand it, I’m so envious……. but then again, I’m a Magpie.

I’m a Magpie, too!!!